US expands Iranian Sanctions and issues shipping advisory 11 October 2019 The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has expanded sanctions against Iran and issued an advisory to the shipping community. News story Restrictions and sanctions Ports Iran USA
Container Shipping 28 October 2009 An ”L-shaped” market in the making? Demand: The overall sluggish demand picture has resulted in slow steaming and idle capacity equal to 550 vessels comprising 10% of current trading fleet or 1.3 million TEU. Market analysis Container
Macroeconomics: a "new normal" gives the global shipping industry a better outlook for growth 07 November 2017 For the demand side to reap the full benefits of this possible global upturn, globalisation must be embraced and the gains from open trade must be a key focus of the policymaker's agenda, replacing any inward-looking policies Market analysis Market reports Macro
Macro Economics - Shipping demand remains subdued by slow global economic activity 14 October 2014 After lower than expected growth in the first half of 2014, the IMF has once more lowered its GDP growth forecast for 2014 and 2015. Market analysis Macro
Comforting sounds from China: GDP and Industrial Production 21 October 2014 The economic news from China this morning was somewhat comforting, but highlights the fact that economic activity in the world’s largest economy is certainly slowing down. Market analysis
Macro Economics - Take nothing for granted; we need reforms to improve economic performance 14 August 2014 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its global growth projection from 3.7% in April to 3.4% in July. The adjustment is primarily due to the large negative result in the US in the first quarter of the year. The IMF stressed that this is now behind us – and it therefore sticks to its 2015 projection with an unchanged growth level of 4.0%. Market analysis Macro 2014
Macro Economics: Demand supported by EU and US while China is creating uncertainty 08 October 2015 All eyes are on China in recent months as most other non-Chinese economic indicators have been dwarfed by the government’s actions and markets’ reactions. It is all of the things that we don’t know about the Chinese economy that is worrying, not the fact that the economy is in a transition phase which inevitably will drive down GDP growth and change import and export patterns. Market analysis Macro 2015
China’s manufacturing sector is struggling to keep up pace 24 March 2015 Data released today on the condition of the Chinese manufacturing sector points towards weaker business conditions. HSBC/Markit China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is coming down from a seven-months high in February ... Market analysis Container 2015
